Boran Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

We were in LA helping our youngest son move into his new apartment. It was getting late and we needed a place to eat. We walked a short 10 minutes through Thai Town and were greeted with the aromatic aromas of savory foods.

With so many choices and the mouth watering aromas we stayed with the choice the hubby had picked. I was a bit skeptical because it was pretty empty with only 4 customers when we arrived. Boy was I wrong, perhaps we arrived earlier than most for dinner. As we ordered and devoured our selections, the placed filled with customers picking up orders to go and dining in.

The dishes we ordered were savory, seasoned well, and prepared to perfection. A few dishes not listed that we devoured were the Pad see ew & spicy catfish. Our waitress was polite, attentive, friendly, courteous and professional.

The ambiance was warm and filled with colorful black and white photos throughout the restaurant. The restroom has a unique gallery wall with old hollywood legends and art from Thailand. The hallway has a gallery wall filled with colorful photos and memories from days long ago. Not sure if the photos are of family and friends but they add a certain flare and ambience.

They are expanding the location to give you a morning experience as well. They will serve coffee and delicious breakfast delicacies.

The beautiful murals in the breakfast coffee area were still being painted. They were alluring and captivating with a true sense of Thailand. They provide serenity and warmth in the space.

Kudos to the owner for a well crafted experience; I can’t wait to return and dine with them again.

If you find yourself in Thai Town and happen to stop by, tell them Janice sent you....

One of the problems with ordering Thai food is that each restaurant deals with spiciness in their own way. Most often they choose not to be make items spicy for individuals who do not appear to eat spicy food (whoever you think that may be).

What do I mean by that? I have beg them to make my dishes spicy and only a few places do so. I need spicy food and many of these places barely offer it. I went to Boran Thai and asked for two dishes to be spicy. They did absolutely nothing. No spice at all. No chili peppers. Nothing. A nearly perfect dish ruined by it's dull lack of hotness.

So I'm giving Boran Thai 3 stars. I may not go again for this reason. I can just as easily go to Pa Ord instead....

Lady was very nice.

But very smokey because of the cigar shop next door.

Favorite dish (by far) was the Costco bottled water. 16.9 oz Second best was the ‘alright’ sticky rice.

Then, in order: Chicken pad, Thai. Yellow chicken, curry, and rice. Chicken noodle soup Pho Deep-fried fish.

We got to watch news about politics on the big screen the entire time, so that was relaxing.

A huge cockroach charged our table about 20 minutes ago, but one of the staff stepped on it. They will wipe it up later this evening.

Restaurant parking is easy to find nearby in the unmarked lot with no signs (except the generic ‘will...